Economic Information Currency and exchange rate against U.S. dollar -Currency- Taiwan Dollar. New Taiwan dollars (TWD) per US dollar - 33.056 Natural Resources -Oil Exports- 359,800 bbl/day Agricultural Products -Rice, corn, vegetables, fruit, tea; pigs, poultry, beef, milk; fish Industries electronics, communications and information technology products, petroleum refining, armaments, chemicals, textiles, iron and steel, machinery, cement, food processing, vehicles, consumer products, pharmaceuticals Import and import Partners Oil Import- 931,300 bbl/day; Natural Gas Imports- 12.08 billion cu m; Total imports $174.7 billion. Import Partners- Japan 20.7%, China 14%, US 10.3%, South Korea 6%, Saudi Arabia 4.8%. Export and Export Partners Exports, led by electronics and machinery, generate about 70% of Taiwan's GDP growth Export Partners- China 26.6%, Hong Kong 14.4%, US 11.6%, Japan 7.2%, Singapore 4.2% GDP, GDP per capita -2.5%, $29,800 Unemployment Rate 5.9% Population Information Population of Country 23,024,956 Population Density 713.73 Age Distribution 0-14 years: 16.2% (male 1,936,232/female 1,788,419) 15-64 years: 73% (male 8,476,685/female 8,336,600) 65 years and over: 10.8% (male 1,192,496/female 1,294,524) Natural Rate of Increase 0.213% How long will it take for the country to double in size? 328 years
Literacy Rate definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 96.1% Infant Mortality Rate 5.26 deaths/1,000 live births Life Expectancy Rate 78.15 years Determine the Physical Quality of Life Index for your Country: - 100.46 - 97.61 - 98.05 Ethnic Groups Taiwanese (including Hakka) 84%, mainland Chinese 14%, indigenous 2% Chief Religions mixture of Buddhist and Taoist 93%, Christian 4.5%, other 2.5% Main Language Mandarin Chinese (official), Taiwanese (Min), Hakka dialects https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/tw.html Human Rights Information Some human rights issues are corruption by officials, violence and discrimination against women, trafficking in persons, and abuses of foreign workers. Environmental Issues http://twgeog.geo.ntnu.edu.tw/english/environment/environment_problems.htm A major environmental issue in Taiwan would be when a highway was built along the mountains in Taiwan. The Landscape along the mountains h changed due to all of the traveling along the highway. Many people took advantage of the mountains resources making an environmental issue. Water pollution, soil erosion, landslides, forest fires, sedimentation of reservoirs, and flooding at the middle and lower altitudes were all caused due to the highways that were built on the mountains. Some areas of the mountain are threatened with destruction and some wildlife species are threatened with extinction. The hills of Taiwan have been overloaded with agricultural, residential, industrial and recreational uses. The ecological system in midstream and downstream catchment areas has been seriously damaged due to water pollution, air pollution, soil pollution and solid waste disposal.
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Currency and exchange rate against U.S. dollar
-Currency- Taiwan Dollar. New Taiwan dollars (TWD) per US dollar - 33.056
Natural Resources
-Oil Exports- 359,800 bbl/day
Agricultural Products
-Rice, corn, vegetables, fruit, tea; pigs, poultry, beef, milk; fish
Industries
electronics, communications and information technology products, petroleum refining, armaments, chemicals, textiles, iron and steel, machinery, cement, food processing, vehicles, consumer products, pharmaceuticals
Import and import Partners
Oil Import- 931,300 bbl/day; Natural Gas Imports- 12.08 billion cu m; Total imports $174.7 billion.
Import Partners- Japan 20.7%, China 14%, US 10.3%, South Korea 6%, Saudi Arabia 4.8%.
Export and Export Partners
Exports, led by electronics and machinery, generate about 70% of Taiwan's GDP growth
Export Partners- China 26.6%, Hong Kong 14.4%, US 11.6%, Japan 7.2%, Singapore 4.2%
GDP, GDP per capita
-2.5%, $29,800
Unemployment Rate
5.9%
Population Information
Population of Country
23,024,956
Population Density
713.73
Age Distribution
0-14 years: 16.2% (male 1,936,232/female 1,788,419)
15-64 years: 73% (male 8,476,685/female 8,336,600)
65 years and over: 10.8% (male 1,192,496/female 1,294,524)
Natural Rate of Increase
0.213%
How long will it take for the country to double in size?
328 years
Literacy Rate
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96.1%
Infant Mortality Rate
5.26 deaths/1,000 live births
Life Expectancy Rate
78.15 years
Determine the Physical Quality of Life Index for your Country:
- 100.46
- 97.61
- 98.05
Ethnic Groups
Taiwanese (including Hakka) 84%, mainland Chinese 14%, indigenous 2%
Chief Religions
mixture of Buddhist and Taoist 93%, Christian 4.5%, other 2.5%
Main Language
Mandarin Chinese (official), Taiwanese (Min), Hakka dialects
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/tw.html
Human Rights Information
Some human rights issues are corruption by officials, violence and discrimination against women, trafficking in persons, and abuses of foreign workers.
Environmental Issues
http://twgeog.geo.ntnu.edu.tw/english/environment/environment_problems.htm
A major environmental issue in Taiwan would be when a highway was built along the mountains in Taiwan. The Landscape along the mountains h changed due to all of the traveling along the highway. Many people took advantage of the mountains resources making an environmental issue. Water pollution, soil erosion, landslides, forest fires, sedimentation of reservoirs, and flooding at the middle and lower altitudes were all caused due to the highways that were built on the mountains. Some areas of the mountain are threatened with destruction and some wildlife species are threatened with extinction.
The hills of Taiwan have been overloaded with agricultural, residential, industrial and recreational uses. The ecological system in midstream and downstream catchment areas has been seriously damaged due to water pollution, air pollution, soil pollution and solid waste disposal.